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enSyria crisis seven years on: How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-15-syria-crisis-seven-years-how-can-we-go-back-syria-no-longer-exists
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-15-syria-crisis-seven-years-how-can-we-go-back-syria-no-longer-exists"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/oes_21792_siria-3197-1240.jpg?itok=hCHtAO-y" width="210" height="110" alt="Aleppo, Syria. Credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam" title="Aleppo, Syria. Credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-15-syria-crisis-seven-years-how-can-we-go-back-syria-no-longer-exists"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Syria crisis seven years on: How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">15 March 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Seven long years after the Syria crisis began, the conflict continues to be marked by enormous human suffering, relentless destruction and a blatant disregard for human rights. Time is long overdue for world leaders to do more to protect and assist civilians and prioritize a political solution to the conflict.</p></div>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:12:47 +0000Shaheen Chughtai81439 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWhat is the Commission of the Status of Women, and why Oxfam is therehttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-12-what-commission-status-women-and-why-oxfam-there
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-12-what-commission-status-women-and-why-oxfam-there"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/oes_16875-lpr-woman-coffee-farmer-nicaragua-1240.jpg?itok=OFc7uYB4" width="210" height="110" alt="Luz Evelia Godines Solano in her coffee nursery plot, in the peasant community of La Chiripa, Nicaragua. She produces Tierra Madre coffee, marketed in Spain. Credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam" title="Luz Evelia Godines Solano in her coffee nursery plot, in the peasant community of La Chiripa, Nicaragua. She produces Tierra Madre coffee, marketed in Spain. Credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-12-what-commission-status-women-and-why-oxfam-there"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: What is the Commission of the Status of Women, and why Oxfam is there</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">12 March 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) is the global policy-making body concerning women's empowerment and gender equality issues. Oxfam participates in CSW to advance debates on key issues and influence governments at the negotiations.</p></div>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:55:00 +0000Guest Blogger81436 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgDiary of an Oxfam aid workerhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-09-diary-oxfam-aid-worker
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-09-diary-oxfam-aid-worker"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/checking-the-hygiene-kit-in-yemen-680.jpg?itok=jhMF-dXy" width="210" height="110" alt="Duoi checking hygiene kits in Yemen. Photo: Oxfam" title="Duoi checking hygiene kits in Yemen. Photo: Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-09-diary-oxfam-aid-worker"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Diary of an Oxfam aid worker</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">9 March 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Originally from the Philippines, Oxfam humanitarian aid worker Duoi Ampilan has helped people facing disaster all over the world. Here, he tells us why his job is now more important than ever.</p></div>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:53:01 +0000Duoi Ampilan81435 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgAfter harvests fail and thousands flee homes, famine looms again in South Sudanhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-05-after-harvests-fail-and-thousands-flee-homes-famine-looms-again-south-sudan
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-05-after-harvests-fail-and-thousands-flee-homes-famine-looms-again-south-sudan"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/108284lpr-ruth-1240x680.jpg?itok=vSysWLOj" width="210" height="110" alt="Ruth*, recently arrived in Akobo after conflict came to her town in South Sudan. Photo: Tim Bierley/Oxfam" title="Ruth*, recently arrived in Akobo after conflict came to her town in South Sudan. Photo: Tim Bierley/Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-03-05-after-harvests-fail-and-thousands-flee-homes-famine-looms-again-south-sudan"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: After harvests fail and thousands flee homes, famine looms again in South Sudan</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">5 March 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>South Sudan's brutal four-year civil war has left four million people displaced and killed thousands, and has forced millions into poverty. Oxfam aid worker Tim Bierley shares some of the horrific stories that have become almost commonplace in the country.</p></div>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:25:39 +0000Tim Bierley81426 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgSyria: Civilians in urgent need as violence escalates in Ghoutahttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-23-syria-civilians-urgent-need-violence-escalates-ghouta
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-23-syria-civilians-urgent-need-violence-escalates-ghouta"></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-23-syria-civilians-urgent-need-violence-escalates-ghouta"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Syria: Civilians in urgent need as violence escalates in Ghouta</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">23 February 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Aid agencies have been allowed virtually no access to Eastern Ghouta, despite the clear need for emergency relief - Oxfam's Syria Country Director reports from Damascus.</p></div>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:52:28 +0000Moutaz Adham81417 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgBusiness leaders raise the bar on corporate tax behavior https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-08-business-leaders-raise-bar-corporate-tax-behavior
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-08-business-leaders-raise-bar-corporate-tax-behavior"></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-08-business-leaders-raise-bar-corporate-tax-behavior"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Business leaders raise the bar on corporate tax behavior </a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">8 February 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The B Team, a coalition of forward-looking business leaders including Sir Richard Branson, and Ratan Tata, have announced a new set of principles and commitments on corporate tax. Despite some notable weaknesses, this initiative raises the bar on what constitutes responsible corporate tax behavior.</p></div>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:04:26 +0000Winnie Byanyima81403 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWorld Cancer Day 2018: It’s time to bring down the price of medicineshttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-02-world-cancer-day-2018-time-to-bring-down-price-of-medicines
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-02-world-cancer-day-2018-time-to-bring-down-price-of-medicines"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/cancer-tobeka-31march16-2-1240x680.jpg?itok=I3JrxNtG" width="210" height="110" alt="Photos: March in South Africa, for Tobeka, who passed away in 2017, after being unable to afford the high price of cancer medicine." title="Photos: March in South Africa, for Tobeka, who passed away in 2017, after being unable to afford the high price of cancer medicine." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-02-world-cancer-day-2018-time-to-bring-down-price-of-medicines"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: World Cancer Day 2018: It’s time to bring down the price of medicines</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">2 February 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>This World Cancer Day, people across the globe must unite to push for tough actions by governments and UN bodies to change the system that leads to high medicine prices, which prevent patients from getting the treatment that can save their lives.</p></div>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:48:30 +0000Mohga Kamal Yanni81393 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgChildren remind us that refugees and migrants deserve respect, like us allhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-01-children-remind-us-refugees-and-migrants-deserve-respect-us-all
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-01-children-remind-us-refugees-and-migrants-deserve-respect-us-all"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/04-5-rainbow-1240.jpg?itok=qJMsama1" width="210" height="110" alt="Children&amp;#039;s drawing of a rainbow and family." title="Children&amp;#039;s drawing of a rainbow and family." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-02-01-children-remind-us-refugees-and-migrants-deserve-respect-us-all"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Children remind us that refugees and migrants deserve respect, like us all</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">1 February 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Too often we put labels on people arriving by boat into Europe and we lose sight of the fact that they are people. In Poznan, children are leading the way in reminding us all that respect and dignity are something we all deserve.</p></div>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:50:23 +0000Guest Blogger81391 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgAfghanistan: the tragedy of refugees returninghttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-31-afghanistan-tragedy-refugees-returning
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-31-afghanistan-tragedy-refugees-returning"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/jvh_1726_01287_7460-woman-afghanistan-1240.jpg?itok=xiTL3ntr" width="210" height="110" alt="Afghanistan refugee. Photo: Oxfam" title="Afghanistan refugee. Photo: Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-31-afghanistan-tragedy-refugees-returning"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Afghanistan: the tragedy of refugees returning</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">31 January 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Afghanistan is not safe enough for all these millions of returnees. To claim the opposite is to ignore the reality and puts lives at risk.</p></div>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:19:33 +0000Dr. Jorrit Kamminga81387 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgA day at work: Latin America and the Caribbeanhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-29-day-work-latin-america-and-caribbean
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-29-day-work-latin-america-and-caribbean"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/mexico_trabajo_mariacristinalopez-1240x680.jpg?itok=SXE1NOE1" width="210" height="110" alt="Photo: Maria Cristina Lopez, working in Mexico. Credit: Oxfam" title="Photo: Maria Cristina Lopez, working in Mexico. Credit: Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-29-day-work-latin-america-and-caribbean"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: A day at work: Latin America and the Caribbean</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">29 January 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p><span><span>'TRABAJO ('Work') is a collaborative film shot by ordinary people from more than 10 countries in Latin America. T</span><span>he film reflects the perseverance and tenacity of women and men that work very hard to get ahead, to feed their families.</span></span></p></div>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:13:45 +0000Pablo Rivero81377 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgHow to end the inequality crisis? More tax justicehttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-26-how-end-inequality-crisis-more-tax-justice
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-26-how-end-inequality-crisis-more-tax-justice"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/eu-tax-stunt-1240x680.jpg?itok=vj5bufXP" width="210" height="110" alt="Oxfam campaigns against tax havens. Photo: Tineke D&amp;#039;haese/Oxfam" title="Oxfam campaigns against tax havens. Photo: Tineke D&amp;#039;haese/Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-26-how-end-inequality-crisis-more-tax-justice"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: How to end the inequality crisis? More tax justice</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">26 January 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>While the rich are getting richer, governments’ reforms all around the world have brought cuts in corporate income, wealth and property taxes and cuts in public services. The EU is not exempt from this trend, but can have a positive role – if it implements reforms.</p></div>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:43:08 +0000Guest Blogger81373 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgThe top 7 questions you asked about the new Oxfam inequality reporthttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-23-top-7-questions-you-asked-about-new-oxfam-inequality-report
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-23-top-7-questions-you-asked-about-new-oxfam-inequality-report"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/kids-crop-1.jpg?itok=5buZA1GY" width="210" height="110" alt="Fight inequality, beat poverty." title="Fight inequality, beat poverty." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-23-top-7-questions-you-asked-about-new-oxfam-inequality-report"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: The top 7 questions you asked about the new Oxfam inequality report</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">23 January 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Our new inequality report reveals how our economy is delivering billions for those at the top by exploiting millions of ordinary workers at the bottom. Here are some of the most interesting questions we’ve been asked about it, and our answers.</p></div>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:05:00 +0000Nick Bryer81368 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWhat’s Wrong with Wealth? Inequality.https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-22-whats-wrong-with-wealth
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-22-whats-wrong-with-wealth"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/davos-static-facebook-blog-1240x680.jpg?itok=6OiGPKzd" width="210" height="110" alt="Fight inequality, beat poverty." title="Fight inequality, beat poverty." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-22-whats-wrong-with-wealth"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: What’s Wrong with Wealth? Inequality.</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">22 January 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Don’t be fooled. What has become increasingly clear over the years, is that there’s no way we’re going to end poverty unless we tackle extreme wealth too.</p></div>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 04:24:56 +0000Nick Bryer81363 at https://blogs.oxfam.org#TimesUp: No more silence. No more waiting. No more abuse.https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-19-timesup-no-more-silence-no-more-waiting-no-more-abuse
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-19-timesup-no-more-silence-no-more-waiting-no-more-abuse"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/sexual-violence-dont-get-raped.jpg?itok=WGBQpnAi" width="210" height="110" alt="Don&amp;#039;t rape. Photo: Richard Potts" title="Don&amp;#039;t rape. Photo: Richard Potts" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/18-01-19-timesup-no-more-silence-no-more-waiting-no-more-abuse"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: #TimesUp: No more silence. No more waiting. No more abuse.</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">19 January 2018</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Last year women around the world spoke out and shared their stories of violence. How can we ensure that the next generation of women and girls will never have to say #MeToo?</p></div>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:13:03 +0000Bethan Cansfield81360 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgLatin America remains the most unequal region in the worldhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-18-latin-america-remains-most-unequal-region-world
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-18-latin-america-remains-most-unequal-region-world"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/cred_-_arturo_canedo_1_header.jpg?itok=ftu-Jyfn" width="210" height="110" alt="Photo: Arturo Cañedo - Oxfam" title="Photo: Arturo Cañedo - Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-18-latin-america-remains-most-unequal-region-world"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Latin America remains the most unequal region in the world</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">18 December 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p><span>Although income inequality has fallen in recent years, Latin America remains the most unequal region in the world. Our team of experts there reviews how to tackle such extreme inequality.<br></span></p></div>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:11:37 +0000Guest Blogger81334 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWe must not fail the Rohingya people againhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-18-we-must-not-fail-rohingya-people-again
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-18-we-must-not-fail-rohingya-people-again"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/109150lpr-crossing-river-1240x680.jpg?itok=q69iiAza" width="210" height="110" alt="A father carries his son across a broken bamboo bridge on the edge of Balhukali camp, Bangladesh. Photo: Aurélie Marrier d&amp;#039;Unienville/Oxfam" title="A father carries his son across a broken bamboo bridge on the edge of Balhukali camp, Bangladesh. Photo: Aurélie Marrier d&amp;#039;Unienville/Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-18-we-must-not-fail-rohingya-people-again"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: We must not fail the Rohingya people again</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">18 December 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>It took the tug of a shirt.</p></div>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 11:57:59 +0000Winnie Byanyima81331 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWhy addressing power is key to ending violence against womenhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-08-why-addressing-power-key-ending-violence-against-women
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-08-why-addressing-power-key-ending-violence-against-women"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/img_1550-1200.jpg?itok=dVIbExJl" width="210" height="110" alt="Marching in Zambia: Oxfam’s grassroots &amp;quot;Enough!&amp;quot; campaign against violence against women. Credit Oxfam" title="Marching in Zambia: Oxfam’s grassroots &amp;quot;Enough!&amp;quot; campaign against violence against women. Credit Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-08-why-addressing-power-key-ending-violence-against-women"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Why addressing power is key to ending violence against women</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">8 December 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The current wave of interest in sexual harassment at work highlights just one consequence of gender inequality, but if things are really going to change, we need to address the power imbalances that mean women are still seen as second-class citizens.</p></div>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:35:09 +0000Guest Blogger81321 at https://blogs.oxfam.org"We just want a life" - Protecting the rights of refugees in Greecehttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-01-we-just-want-life-protecting-rights-refugees-greece
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-01-we-just-want-life-protecting-rights-refugees-greece"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/hands-1240x680.jpg?itok=z6V_hLMi" width="210" height="110" alt="EU &amp;#039;hotspots&amp;#039; holding refugees and migrants are violating people’s fundamental rights. Photo: Oxfam" title="EU &amp;#039;hotspots&amp;#039; holding refugees and migrants are violating people’s fundamental rights. Photo: Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-12-01-we-just-want-life-protecting-rights-refugees-greece"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: "We just want a life" - Protecting the rights of refugees in Greece</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">1 December 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Meryem* is 13, legally a child, but she has exp</p></div>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 12:50:49 +0000Guest Blogger81329 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWhat role do you play in normalizing violence against women?https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-30-what-role-do-you-play-normalizing-violence-against-women
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-30-what-role-do-you-play-normalizing-violence-against-women"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/no-means-no-1240.jpg?itok=vjXecXoG" width="210" height="110" alt="Stop violence against women and girls." title="Stop violence against women and girls." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-30-what-role-do-you-play-normalizing-violence-against-women"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: What role do you play in normalizing violence against women?</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">30 November 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Society has a long list of absurd reasons and excuses for the rape of womxn and gender-non-binary people. Silence is complicity. Here are some tips on how, instead, you can be part of the solution.</p></div>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:57:21 +0000Guest Blogger81312 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgIndependent investigation reveals new details on the plot behind Berta Cáceres’ murderhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-29-independent-investigation-reveals-new-details-plot-behind-berta-caceres-murder
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-29-independent-investigation-reveals-new-details-plot-behind-berta-caceres-murder"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/t77a8568-bertas-home-1240x680.jpg?itok=wSai2YJJ" width="210" height="110" alt="Berta Caceres home. Photo: Oxfam" title="Berta Caceres home. Photo: Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-29-independent-investigation-reveals-new-details-plot-behind-berta-caceres-murder"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Independent investigation reveals new details on the plot behind Berta Cáceres’ murder</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">29 November 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The murder of Berta Caceres, the Honduran indigenous rights leader, was part of a plot meant to silence the opposition to the construction of an illegitimate hydroelectric project, according a team of international human rights lawyers.</p></div>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:07:42 +0000Guest Blogger81313 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgJealousy is NO excuse for violence against womenhttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-24-jealousy-no-excuse-violence-against-women
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-24-jealousy-no-excuse-violence-against-women"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/screenshot.jpg?itok=UVi7sijA" width="210" height="110" alt="Jealousy is NO excuse for violence against women." title="Jealousy is NO excuse for violence against women." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-24-jealousy-no-excuse-violence-against-women"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Jealousy is NO excuse for violence against women</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">24 November 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>In the run up to 16 Days of Activism, Muthoni Muriithi, Oxfam's Enough Campaigner in Africa, explains our new campaign which tackles jealousy as a cause of domestic violence. Follow #JealousyIsNoExcuse or #LosCelosNoSonExcusa on social media to add your voice!</p></div>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:08:43 +0000Guest Blogger81305 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWhy tax dodging is a human rights issuehttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-21-why-tax-dodging-human-rights-issue
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-21-why-tax-dodging-human-rights-issue"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/world-bank-ifc-twitter-1240_0.jpg?itok=7X-U00ig" width="210" height="110" alt="Tax dodging steals money from health and education." title="Tax dodging steals money from health and education." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-21-why-tax-dodging-human-rights-issue"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Why tax dodging is a human rights issue</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">21 November 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>In the wake of the recent Paradise Papers scandal we saw how tax dodging deprives already deprived people of basic services like access to water, education and healthcare. But, how does tax affect human rights? Here, Alex May argues that tax dodging can also be seen as a human rights violation.</p></div>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:09:47 +0000Guest Blogger81308 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgA win for Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Indigenous leaders halt protests after Peru agrees to meet their demandshttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-17-win-free-prior-informed-consent-indigenous-leaders-halt-protests-after-peru
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-17-win-free-prior-informed-consent-indigenous-leaders-halt-protests-after-peru"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/peru-graphic-1240x680.jpg?itok=DolMcRbB" width="210" height="110" alt="Oxfam campaign graphic telling Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski that prior consultation is a human right." title="Oxfam campaign graphic telling Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski that prior consultation is a human right." /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-17-win-free-prior-informed-consent-indigenous-leaders-halt-protests-after-peru"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: A win for Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Indigenous leaders halt protests after Peru agrees to meet their demands</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">17 November 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The Peruvian government’s agreement with indigenous leaders in oil block 192 offers a ray of hope for indigenous organizations fighting to have a say in projects that affect them, but major gaps remain in consultation processes across Latin America.</p>
</div>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:42:06 +0000Emily Greenspan81300 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgMissing men means shattered lives and transformed roles for women in Nigeriahttps://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-01-missing-men-means-shattered-lives-and-transformed-roles-women-nigeria
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-01-missing-men-means-shattered-lives-and-transformed-roles-women-nigeria"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/oes_33932_nigeria-0446-women-1240.jpg?itok=-BY0cCiB" width="210" height="110" alt="Aisatu with a group of women at the entrance to the displaced camp of Muna Garage outside of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam" title="Aisatu with a group of women at the entrance to the displaced camp of Muna Garage outside of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-01-missing-men-means-shattered-lives-and-transformed-roles-women-nigeria"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Missing men means shattered lives and transformed roles for women in Nigeria</a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">16 November 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Tens of thousands of men and boys have disappeared since the conflict in Northeast Nigeria began eight years ago. The struggle and tenacity for survival, of the women and children left behind, in such an insecure environment never ceases to amaze me.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 09:47:17 +0000Nafkote Dabi81293 at https://blogs.oxfam.orgWhy the US is now more isolated than ever in the climate change fight https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-08-why-us-now-more-isolated-than-ever-climate-change-fight
<div class="field field-name-blog-main-image-absolute"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-08-why-us-now-more-isolated-than-ever-climate-change-fight"><div class="field field-name-field-main-blog-image"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://blogs.oxfam.org/sites/default/files/styles/blogmain-list-embed/public/blogimages/main/95894lpr-face-1240.jpg?itok=euUwugZH" width="210" height="110" alt="Malaiko lives in Bislie IDP center, Siti region, Ethiopia. Credit: Abiy Getahun/Oxfam" title="Malaiko lives in Bislie IDP center, Siti region, Ethiopia. Credit: Abiy Getahun/Oxfam" /></div></a></div><h3 class="title blog-title"><a href="https://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/17-11-08-why-us-now-more-isolated-than-ever-climate-change-fight"><span class="node-type-icon node-type-blog"></span>Blog: Why the US is now more isolated than ever in the climate change fight </a></h3><div class="field field-name-post-date">8 November 2017</div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>With Syria's announcement today that it will join the Paris Agreement on climate change, the US is the only country leaving this key global agreement. So what does this really mean?</p>
</div>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:40:00 +0000Guest Blogger81285 at https://blogs.oxfam.org